FREMONT Fishing holes, a swimming area, campgrounds and sandy beaches can be found at Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area. Rainbow trout lurk in Lake 2. Muskellunge have been stocked in Lake 20. The 56-pound, 3-ounce Nebraska state record smallmouth buffalo fish was hooked and landed here (barely). Power boating, skiing and jet skiing is allowed on lakes 10, 15 and 20. 4349 W. State Lakes Rd. (402) 727-2922 The shallow Platte River near Fremont runs deep with aquatic adventure. Equipping their 21-foot-long boats with 700-horsepower engines allows Bryson Airboat Tours to cruise customers at speeds of up to 60 mph in only inches of water. 839 County Rd. 19. (402) 968-8534 Aquatic recreation also flows within city limits. The Fremont Splash
Station keeps things fun with a body slide, speed slide, wave pool and splash pad. Hot summers have never been so cool. 2809 Fremont Dr. (402) 727-2619 Residents celebrate the history of Fremont each July during John C. Fremont Days. The affair includes a rodeo, tractor show, pony rides, beer garden and live music. (402) 727-9428 The founders of Fremont named the community for explorer John C. Fremont in 1856. The soldier earned the moniker “Pathfinder” while exploring the American West. The community named for him has blazed a successful trail ever since. The Dodge County Historical Society’s Louis E. May Museum was built in 1874 as the home of Fremont’s first mayor. The two-story structure with six columns in front has an extensive flower garden. The manicured grounds with mature trees are an
affiliate of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. 1643 N. Nye Ave. (402) 7214515 Fremont Golf Club is a private 18-hole course. The first nine holes were completed in 1930. The course added nine more holes after a fire in the early 1960s burned down the clubhouse. Hotshots play the Rawhide Rumble, one of the oldest golf tournaments in the state. 2710 N. Somers Ave. (402) 721-6641 Valley View Golf Course is a public 18-hole course with a driving range. Compact in both size and layout, the front nine has several parallel fairways. The par-4 holes are short here, averaging only 288 yards. 1126 County Rd. X. (402) 721-7772 Fremont’s Whitetail Run Golf Course is a public 9-hole course with rolling hills, trees and sloping greens. The eighth fairway overlooks the Platte River. 2725 Reed Lane. (402) 721-4403
visitfremontne.org In Fremont the views are just a bit different. Here you have the opportunity to do anything from sleeping under the stars, to air boating with amazing wildlife views, or even swimming in one of our amazingly beautiful lakes, and now you too can enjoy the view.
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